Thousands Get Taste of Carolina Barbecue at Lexington Barbecue Festival

LEXINGTON - Thousands of people were in Uptown Lexington Saturday to celebrate the delicious food that is Carolina Barbecue.

Eric and the Chill Tones gave a special evening performance. Other members of the WFMY News 2 team spent the day at the festival getting to now you and collecting donations for Make a Difference Day. Frank Mickens, Julie Luck, Tanya Rivera and Carol Andrews were all there, along with other members of the team.

There are a lot of different opinions on what makes good barbecue, but something about it keeps bringing people back every year for te festival. This yeas was the 30th anniversary for the Lexington Barbecue Festival.